We hope you can join us while we prepare this tasty bite al fresco while listening to Marshall Tucker, or maybe even a little Leon! Because today is a special day, today is Daddy’s day.
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Soul-full Sisters: Mama’s Stuffed Potatoes
I think we’ve made it pretty clear that our Mama, Mama Alice, is an amazing cook. As I was watching the movie, Julie & Julia for the 100th time last night, it came to me that although Mama’s food tastes delicious, it’s more about how it makes us feel.
Dr. Jay Carraway: Full steam ahead
James Sprunt Community College has much to celebrate with the success of our current summer semester. However, we are full steam ahead as we prepare for our upcoming fall semester.
Soul-Full Sisters: Vidalia Onion Dip
Summer isn’t summer without a sugary-sweet Southern staple: Vidalia Onions. Currently, we are in the peak of their season and to relish this celebratory moment, we have just the fix!
Soul-Full Sisters: Summer Corn Chowder
There was one day out of every summer where our Grandmother Pate, Mama, Paten and I would solely dedicate to shucking summer corn.
Soul-Full Sisters: Daddy's Chicken
Our daddy is “the Master” when it comes to grilling. Now, by master, I do not mean he has the largest grill, or fanciest tool, or coolest marinade injector – we’re talking about the appreciation of grilling in its most simplistic form.
Soul-Full Sisters: Angel Hair Pasta Salad
Picture this: it’s a hot beach day. Your chair is planted deeply in the sand at the shoreline where the tide just reaches your toes.
Soul-Full Sisters: Lemon Blueberry Pie
Sweet lemon desserts have always been a favorite of ours. We got it honest – on both sides.
Soul-Full Sisters: Friendly Mart Hot Dogs
Just close your eyes and imagine: toes in the hot sand, bottom in a lounge chair, the smell of sunscreen, the sound of waves crashing on the shore, your skin is starting to tingle, and then you take a bite into pure one-handed heaven.
Cooking with Tammy: Cooling summer treats
The Heat has arrived in Eastern North Carolina and let’s face it, the last thing you want to do in this heat is to cook over a hot stove. Summertime is the best time to enjoy making (and eating) cool desserts. There are plenty of ways to make cool desserts, give these recipes a try, some are a bit healthier than others, but everything in moderation, right? Stay hydrated.
Cooking with Tammy Kelly: Summer Herbal Bounty - Basil
Fresh basil is one of the best parts of summer. It’s a great plant to grow at home because it is low maintenance and from July to September there is always abundance.
Cooking with Tammy: Just Peachy!
Did you know that North Carolina growers produce as many as 70 different varieties, each with its own unique flavor? Although the Sandhills region is known for peach production, consumers can find growers all across the state. Peaches are a warm weather favorite and you will find they taste best June-August in parts of the South.
Cooking with Tammy Kelly: Rediscover the radish!
Rediscover the crisp colorful root, the radish! Radishes are the perfect vegetable to add a tang to your recipe when fresh or a savory taste when cooked. They also have a variety of health benefits!
Cooking with Tammy Kelly: Cucumbers, fruit or vegetable, does it matter?
Fruit or a vegetable? Technically the cucumber is a fruit because it contains the seeds to reproduce, but typically cucumbers are grouped and grown with veggies due to their use. But if you are a cucumber lover does it really matter?
Cooking with Tammy Kelly: Treat your best girl (Mom) with a Mother’s Day Brunch
Treat your Mom’s to a delicious morning treat for the whole family! Most of this menu can be done ahead and many of the main ingredients can be found locally grown!
Cooking with Tammy: Sweetheart or Pointed Head Cabbage
Have you seen the pointed looking cabbage at local produce stand and farmers markets, If not, check out the interesting vegetable at the Farmer’s Market. Pointed, hearted or sweetheart cabbage as it is sometimes known is a type of green cabbage with green leaves and a pointed head.
Cooking with Tammy Kelly: Many ways to enjoy new potatoes
What is a “new potato”, simply, they are any variety of potato that is harvested early. Unlike their full-grown counterparts, they keep their shape once cooked and cut. Since they are picked before their sugars have converted to starch, new potatoes are crisp and waxy and high in moisture.
Cooking with Tammy Kelly: Blueberries, a Superfood
These tiny little gems do indeed pack a potent punch. From anti-ageing to weight loss, blueberries rank the highest of any fruit for health benefits! They are super high in antioxidants, one cup delivers 14% of the recommended daily dose of fiber and nearly a quarter of the recommended daily intake of vitamin C.
Cooking with Tammy: What’s almost in season? Asparagus!
We are starting to get more and more glimpses of springtime, and as the days grow warmer and longer it is time to start looking for fresh asparagus!! Asparagus has moved from only being enjoyed slimy from a can to being a super popular number one choice for taste, variety and nutrition!
Cooking with Tammy Kelly: Edamame!
If you are in the group of folks who look at the word edamame and “eda-what”, then you may be in the majority who are just discovering this little green bean. Never fear edamame is just a fancy name for green soybeans – and the real secret is that they are much yummier than they sound.